recalcitrance

MILIBAND: Well I haven't used the word recalcitrance and the word under contribution is sometimes applied to countries which are actually increasing their troop numbers.

Joint Press conference with Minister for Defence, Joel Fitzgibbon, UK Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, and UK Defence Secretary, John Hutton - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008

Under the order, jurors in the trial will be instructed that they can draw negative inferences — such as that Arab Bank knowingly aided terrorists — from the bank 's "recalcitrance" in producing the documents.

Bank Appeals Disclosure Ruling in Terror Finance Case Thomas Catan 2010

Judge Gershon said Arab Bank should be punished to stop it from gaining an unfair advantage from its " recalcitrance " to produce the records.

Jordan Intervenes in U.S. Terror-Funding Suits Thomas Catan 2010

The avant-garde, therefore, has little choice but to cultivate a kind of recalcitrance in the face of its own potential successes, doing its best, wherever possible, to test the limits of such tolerant approval.

Writing and Failure (Part 5) : Christian Bök : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

Judge Gershon said Arab Bank should be punished to stop it from gaining an unfair advantage from its "recalcitrance" to produce the records.

WSJ.com: What's News US 2010

He said he was pessimistic about current peace prospects, partly because Israel continued to build settlements -- but also because of the Palestinian leadership's "recalcitrance" in insisting on a total settlement freeze and its rejection of Israel's partial settlement freeze as sufficient grounds to restart talks.

JTA - Recent News 2010

However, he says, it still makes sense to speak of a certain "recalcitrance" in nature as it presently exists that resists the shape of the

A Thinking Reed 2008

A weak and compromised Democratic Party may struggle to take full advantage of these developments for a time and most Americans will suffer in the meantime, because GOP intransigence and Democratic recalcitrance will hurt our prospects for recovery and for visionary long-term problem-solving.

Jonathan Weiler: Why the Republicans Will Misread Tomorrow's Elections Results Jonathan Weiler 2010

A weak and compromised Democratic Party may struggle to take full advantage of these developments for a time and most Americans will suffer in the meantime, because GOP intransigence and Democratic recalcitrance will hurt our prospects for recovery and for visionary long-term problem-solving.

Jonathan Weiler: Why the Republicans Will Misread Tomorrow's Elections Results Jonathan Weiler 2010

The trainer was frustrated with our recalcitrance but we refused to back down.

Paul LaRosa: The Truth About Health Clubs Paul LaRosa 2011